When I was younger and on vacation, I never in a million years would have wanted to spend vacation time in a freaking desert looking at stupid plants. But now that I have grown up, I can truly appreciate the beauty of nature..and the gardens here are very beautiful.
They have desert plants from all different regions, and each garden is unique and distinctive.
You can follow different paths to different regions. There are signs all over that describe the gardens so you actually get background information about the plants you see. There are also cool statues and native replica scattered throughout.
I think my favorite was the Sedona gardens..definitely a stand out.
I never knew there were so many different types of cactusses. Yes, I know that is not the right word, but cactusses is a fun word. And there are definitely some funky ones! Some look like fat worms.
And with the beautiful Phoenix sky, you can definitely get great pictures.